Greater energy efficiency a vital cog for change


Carbon emission goals: Vehicles in morning rush hour traffic in the central business district in Jakarta. The transportation sector accounts for the lion’s share of final energy consumption in Indonesia. — Bloomberg

JAKARTA: Indonesia has expressed its intention to transition from coal to clean energy for power generation, but greater energy efficiency is crucial for the country to achieve its carbon emission goals, experts say.

Elrika Hamdi, an energy economist with the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, told The Jakarta Post that energy efficiency should be the first step in the energy transition.

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